Category: Holbeck

News and events for the Holbeck area

Plans approved for major development on strategic Holbeck site

Councillors on the City Plans Panel have approved plans for the redevelopment of the former Kays warehouse site in Holbeck at their meeting on Thursday (23 March 2023). The site, bordered by Nineveh Road, Marshall Street and Sweet Street and adjacent to the Holbeck rail depot, has lain derelict for

Holbeck Moor FC women’s team awarded Football Club of Sanctuary award

When Holbeck Moor FC adults football teams launched two years ago there was no adults sports club in the area. Supported by local theatre company Slung Low, a dedicated group of volunteers set out to create an inclusive club welcoming to everyone. This week their women’s team officially became a

Local winners of ‘Name The Gritter’ competition unveiled

Two pupils from South Leeds were amongst the winners of a competition to name 12 gritting lorries from the Leeds City Council fleet. Local Councillor Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) presented an award to Abena, one of the winners, at Ingram Road Primary School in Holbeck.  Another winner from

Drilling down into what gets people moving

Get Set Leeds Local (GSLL) is part of LCC’s Active Leeds, funded by Sport England. It’s a community led, insight driven approach to exploring how we (collectively) can support more people to move more through understanding what matters to communities, what things get in the way or what may enable